Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5026

Nutrient, Trace Element, and Suspended Sediment Loads in the Blackstone River Basin in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2007 to 2009

By Marc J. Zimmerman, Marcus C. Waldron, and Leslie A. DeSimone

"Suggested citation:
Zimmerman, M.J., Waldron, M.C., and DeSimone, L.A., 2015, Nutrient, trace element, and suspended 
sediment loads in the Blackstone River Basin in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2007 to 2009: U.S. Geological Survey 
Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5026, 112 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20155026."

Appendixes

Appendix 1.   Concentrations of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Analytes and Suspended Sediment
in Composite Water-Quality Samples Collected at Monitoring Stations in the Blackstone River,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 2007 to 2009

Appendix 2.   Concentrations of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Analytes and Suspended Sediment in
Equal-Width Increment and Point Water-Quality Samples Collected at Stream Monitoring
Stations in the Blackstone River, Massachusetts, 2007 to 2009

Appendix 3.   Concentrations of Trace Elements in Composite Water-Quality Samples Collected
at Stream Monitoring Stations in the Blackstone River Basin, Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
2007 to 2009

Appendix 4.   Concentrations of Trace Elements in Equal-Width-Increment and Point Water-
Quality Samples Collected at Stream Monitoring Stations in the Blackstone River Basin,
Massachusetts, 2007 to 2009

Appendix 5.   Concentrations of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Analytes and Suspended Sediment in
Composite Water-Quality Samples Collected at Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Blackstone
River Basin, Massachusetts, 2007 to 2009